“Natural History in the Age of Humans” March 1, 7:30-8:30pm,

Kirk Johnson, the Sant Director of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, and formerly first curator of the Wesleyan museum. 

“Natural History in the Age of Humans” 

“Natural history museums represent a fundamental tool to understand and preserve Earth’s natural and cultural heritage. The public perception of museums as educational experiences masks their deeper value to human society as the creators and keepers of our knowledge of the natural and cultural world. With a rapidly growing world population, food insecurity, infectious diseases, and invasive species are problems that may find their solution in the genomics of biodiversity housed in museum collections. Minerals, meteorites, and fossils are the physical evidence of the planet’s history, climate, biological evolution, and resource base. In an increasingly digital era, museums are one of the last bastions of the real thing. “

Held in Shanklin 107 on March 1st from 7:30-8:30pm, followed by a catered reception at Woodhead lounge (Exley 184).

Today by 5 PM – Grading Mode Change Deadline

For courses with a “Student Option” grading mode, the deadline to change the grading mode is Wednesday, 2/21, at 5:00p.m.

To review the grading modes for the courses in your schedule, login to WesPortal and click on “Class Schedule.”  The “Grade” column will indicate the current grading mode for the course.  For courses that are “Student Option,” a drop down menu is available through which the grading mode can be changed.

A paper form is no longer required to change grading mode.

Senior Commencement Speaker 2018 – Submit Essay by March 28

Dear graduating 2018’ers:

Would you like to share your Wesleyan experience at graduation?  If so, simply submit a 200-250 word essay answering the following question:

What has your Wesleyan experience meant to you?

The essay should be roughly equivalent of the speech you wish to deliver at graduation. Completed essays should be emailed to Dean Thornton (rjohnson01@wesleyan.edu) by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, March 28.

All essays will be reviewed anonymously by the Senior Commencement Speaker Selection Committee, which will select several finalists for interviews from the pool.  Interviews will be conducted in mid-April, after which the speaker will be announced.

Speaking at Commencement is a unique responsibility which should be taken seriously.  If you are interested in becoming the senior speaker for Commencement, please don’t hesitate to submit an essay!

Good luck and all the best!

Major Certification and Grading Mode Change Deadline

Dear 2018’ers:

Please note that today, Feb. 15 marks the beginning of the period when you can submit your major certification form. This document, important for graduation is located in your WesPortal and must be completed no later than February 28.

Note, also Last day to make grading mode change in course that offer student option will be Wednesday, 02/21/2018

In courses in which students have a choice of grading mode, the final choice must be made by 5 p.m.

Note Updated Info – Check Your Diploma Name Now – System will close on Sunday, April 22nd at 11:59pm.

To:   Candidates for Bachelor of Arts Degree
From:  Rosie Villard, Administrative Assistant V

To ensure that your full legal name is spelled correctly on your diploma, we are asking you to confirm your diploma name.  Please confirm your name as soon as possible.

In your WesPortal under ‘My Information’ click on Diploma Name. The name that we currently have on file will be displayed on this page.  If your name is correct, please click on Confirm/Update button at the bottom of the page.  If your name is not correct, please make any necessary corrections before selecting the Confirm/Update button.

Please note that you will only be able to update your name once per day – if you confirm your name in error, you will need to return to the page the following day to make any corrections.

If your name contains special characters or accents, please confirm the spelling of your name without the characters or accents.  In order to make sure that the special characters or accents appear correctly on your diploma, you will be asked to link to the Special Character Diploma Name Confirmation form and send it to the Registrar’s Office.

To make a correction to your legal name for all other university records, you will need to bring a form of legal identification (birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, or legal name change document if your name has been legally changed) to the Registrar’s Office.

The diploma name system will close on Sunday, April 22nd at 11:59pm.

Leona (Rosie) Villard

Wesleyan University

Registrar’s Office

237 High Street

Middletown, CT 06459

Confirm you are enrolled in at least 3 credits – Note: Drop/Add Deadline W: 2/7/18

Greetings Seniors!

From University General Regulations: Students must comply with the regulations for matriculation with the University as announced by the registrar.
1. A student who does not enroll in the University by 1/25/18 will be considered administratively withdrawn from the University.

2. Students who enroll in fewer than three credits may be subjected to disenrollment.

Only students enrolled in the special Per Credit agreement for thesis writers are allowed to enroll in 1 credit.

Drop/Add ends on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 11:59 p.m.

Check your WesPortal to confirm that your course schedule is correct, that you are enrolled in at least 3 credits for Spring 2018, and that you are ontrack to earn (by the end of the semester) a minimum of 32 credits without oversubscription.

Refresher about Oversubscription:

  • Of the total 32.00 credits required for graduation, no more than 16.00 credits in any one subject can be counted toward the degree requirements.
  • If a course is crosslisted, it counts towards oversubscription in all subjects in which it is listed, regardless of the crosslisting that the student chose during course registration. The oversubscription rule applies to all credits that are part of a student’s academic history, including pre-matriculant credit, Advanced Placement or other test credit, and transfer credit.

Thank you,
Dean Thornton

 

Resource for alcohol and other drug awareness


Happy Spring Semester everyone! I want to remind students that my office is a resource for alcohol and other drug issues on campus.

I’m interested in speaking with any students who are worried about alcohol or other drug use (their own or their peers’) and anyone seeking information about the effect of substances on the body or mind. I am also happy to meet with students who have questions about the signs of addiction as well as anyone needing support for establishing or maintaining a sober life on Wesleyan’s campus.

All meetings are private and provided using a nonjudgmental and conversational approach.  Meetings are for the purpose of both education and support. During appointments I use an evidence based set of tools called motivational interviewing to help students evaluate for themselves the pros and cons of their current substance use patterns.  To set an appointment students can email me at pmulready@wesleyan.edu. I am on campus Tuesdays and Thursdays and every other Friday.

Pamela Mulready, MS, LPC, LADC

Alcohol and Other Drug Specialist, WesWell

Wesleyan University, Davison Health Center

860.685.3027 (Direct) 860.685.2470 (Main)

860.685.2471 (fax) wesleyan.edu/weswell

pmulready@wesleyan.edu